1. Supreme Court will hear plea related to Cauvery water dispute today. Yesterday, Karnataka government filed a petition seeking a stay on the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) order to release 5,000 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu until September 27. Early today morning, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar, Law Minister H.K. Patil and MPs from Karnataka met Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to seek Centre’s intervention.
2. JD(S) leader and former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy is expected to be in New Delhi today to meet BJP central leadership to discuss the possible alliance between the two parties in Karnataka for 2024 Lok Sabha polls. While an alliance has been openly admitted to by both parties, seat sharing formula is yet to be worked out.
3. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) and Dementia India Alliance, in association with the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Karnataka, is observing World Alzheimer’s Day today. Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Government of Karnataka, Dinesh Gundu Rao will be the chief guest and will also declare dementia as a Public Health Priority. The programme will be held in Hall-B, NIMHANS Convention Centre, opposite Lakkasandra bus stop, Hosur Road, at 11 a.m.